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HANSARDTrade BillI am not clear. Is the noble Lord’s intention behind the amendment that the Upper Tribunal would look at the merits of the decision or simply at the processes? Are we simply…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I just want to say a word on this. I will not add much, because the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, has illustrated the nature of the issues here very well. I would…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillOnce again, I am grateful to my noble friend and that is a very welcome comment. I look forward to further discussion about that but, on that basis, I beg leave to withdraw the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillSince there is no recent substantial experience of free zones, does my noble friend not think it would be helpful—if we arrive at the point where we exit the Union customs…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, if we are going to anticipate the longer group of amendments, which impact on Schedule 4, I will say a word about Amendments 103A and 107A, which are in my name. I…04 Feb 2019HANSARDHealth: Public Health GrantMy Lords, I was the Secretary of State who introduced the public health grant to local government. Is my noble friend the Minister aware that this was done because many of the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in following the noble Lord’s remarks, perhaps I may say that the unreality of debates in Committee on this Bill will be exacerbated if we not only have amendments that,…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am grateful for this opportunity to raise the issue of free zones. I thought I was likely to end up moving this amendment at about 10 pm last Wednesday, so it is a pleasure to…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade Bill04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillThe noble Lord will observe that the amendment seeks a consultation on the part of the Treasury, and that consultation would undoubtedly enable these issues to be explored on an…04 Feb 2019HANSARDOrgan Donation (Deemed Consent) BillMy Lords, I think I am with the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and others in having been sceptical of an opt-out system, not least when we came to discuss it at some length—I see the…01 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, if I may add something to this group of amendments, first, I say well done to the noble Lord, Lord McNicol. He passed the first test: one of the Opposition’s central…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI hope my noble friend will forgive me for interrupting. Just so that we are absolutely clear on which question we are having answered, it is about reciprocity. If, in relation to…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I refer to Amendment 62 in my name, which is part of a series of amendments in this group concerning mutual recognition— mutual recognition of good manufacturing…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillIf my noble friend will permit me, I wanted to ask one question. I know we are not debating future agreements but the manner in which rules of origin are to be established in UK…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy noble friend might also reflect that there is some truth in what the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, reminded us of in previous debates. American negotiators often find…30 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: EU Free Trade AgreementsMy Lords, as my noble friend the Minister rightly said, participating in the withdrawal agreement in a treaty with the European Union will enable us to be treated as if we are…24 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I do not want to go on at length about this issue, not least because I agree so wholeheartedly with what my noble friend Lord Patten of Barnes has already said. I am…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, I am grateful for his kind remarks about my amendment. I was not required to produce any amendments and I produce relatively…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I understand the point the noble Lord is making and exploring on this issue, and when we explore that point, it is worth saying that much depends on our future…23 Jan 2019